Some individuals who have had anterior-cruciate-ligament reconstruction (ACLR), the kind of surgery often performed on athletes' knees, may develop early-onset knee osteoarthritis. A new study in the ...

Objective: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are the most common ligament injury in the United States. These injuries can be career ending for athletes and severely disabling for all ...

Objective Most studies examining the time to return to sport (RTS) after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) do not account for the athlete’s physical readiness. This study aimed to ...

To address the clinical challenges of femoral avulsion fractures of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which are rare and lack a consensus on optimal treatment, through the presentation of a novel ...

is the emotionally charged, quintessential question asked by nearly every athlete after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Invariably, the same question is one of the first asked by parents, ...

Division of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430000, China ...

A tear in the anterior cruciate ligament requires ACL surgery, and a recovery time of about six months before you can return to athletic activity. ACL reconstruction surgery is a common approach to ...

The bucket-handle fragments were displaced into the intercondylar notch causing the knee to lock. Additionally, tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and the medial collateral ligament (MCL) ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — When JuJu Watkins crumbled to the hardwood last week with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, it wasn’t just the end of her sophomore campaign, but the beginning of a long ...

The tough MCL ligament fibers that connect the end of the femur (thigh bone) and the top of the tibia (shin bone) can tear, causing instability of the knee joint. The MCL is one of four major knee ...